Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“TARAFA”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dental practice · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Other postal and courier activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2000
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2013
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Day nurseries and crèches · Brussel · since 2014
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Operation of sports facilities · Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Operation of sports facilities · since 1999
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Dental practice · Tienen · since 2026
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zwevegem · since 2004
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other retail sale of food · Elsene · since 1988
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Cafés and bars · Morlanwelz · since 1990
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Elsene · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of GHIMAR · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Middelkerke · since 1999
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 1970
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2017
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Ukkel · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2019
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Tamil academy of fine arts - Belgium · Schoten · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2008
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Other business support services · Aalst · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Essen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of TARA TECHNOLOGIE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2025
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2026
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Other social work without accommodation · Berlaar · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2025
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Groothandel in pompen en compressoren · Lommel · since 2025
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Insulation installation · since 2024
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Jette · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018